Wichita eagle., 1887-06-03
LAMAR.
Rising Higher and Higher-Soon to be
the Wholesale City of Eastern
Colorado.

COLORADO.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.
During our late uip through Western
Kansas and Eastern Colorado, of which
was pleasure and business combined, we
visited the well fed yearling Lamar. !"
What we mean by well fed is that one year
ago the 90 of May, the handful of people
that were in Lamar resolved to make a
good strong distributing point at Lamar,
and furthermore to build city in South
easern Colorado which should be credit
to any people. So you see the way they
done it was by getting right square down
to business. and the first grand good act
was to secure q government land Office,
which was undoubtedly bright star
in the crown of their future object, which
meant there must be city some where IN
Bent county and that some where must be
at Lamar! And what did they do? They
simply put their shoulders to the wheel as
union band and pushed and worked until
today they have city of some ten or
twelve hundred inhabitants. judging from
glance for we do not want to be branded
as one who handles the truth carelessly.
Look what she is today, the latest town in
southeastern Colorado-we mean by this
that she has plenty of her own and to spare
to her neighboring TOMBSTONE six or
eight towns north and south are supplied
by the wholesale merchants of Lamar.
tell you it looks like business to meet from
sixty to seventy-fve freight wagons in
drive of some forty miles, however, It's
true. Lamar is supplying those
ANAL towns simply because they
try to in the first place, buy them low and
sell them at a very small-proit. The town
is pleasantly located in the Arkansas valley
thirty miles west of the Kansas line, and is
surrounded by a fine level tract OF land
which does not look at first to be OF very
productive nature, but we are told by the
old settlers that all it needs is attention.
We know one thing, and that is alfalfa
grows very rank. And now again will
some one please tell us why the growing
of the rich, juicy, alfalfa is not agitated tc
a greater degree in the grand old county OF
Sedgwick Why just look into it once
forms the idea of harvesting it three and
four times a season and getting from two
to four tons to the acre. Why, look! fol
instance man who raises, say
twenty head Of steers every
| year for the market, and the idea of raising
enough alfalfa on say ten acres to half fat
ten their beeves, then why is it we let our
large tracts of land lay idle simply to cut 6
few tons of prairie hay from them every
year, which is but cobs compared with
alfalfa.
Lamar was beautifully decorated on the
23d of May, and as the La Junta excur
sionists passed the town they were made te
remark, "The people here have snap and
push about them" Their celebration was
a celebration in every respect, and we are
sorry we was day behind, otherwise we
might have enjoyed the delightful day, and
we are warranted that we would have had
a pleasant time, foe the kindness and cour-
tesy shown US while we were in the city
went to prove it.
1t seemed rather nice to 60 out on the
La Junta excursion and be invited
to accompany the Lamar excursion party
back to the metropolis of Kansas, Wichita
Mr.. Francis Hall, president of the Lamar
State bank. is the gentleman who conduct
ed the party back and to whom we tender
our hearty thanks for the invitation. Mr.
F. B. Walker took the Lamar excursion
train for his return to Wichita and he re
tports it as very pleasant party.
Among the generous and genial whom
we met at. Lamar is Mr.. j. E. Golding
secretary of the Lamar Land and Towr
Co., also attorney at law. Mr.. G. is ont
of those quiet, steady, positive workers
one who has been quite help in the up
building of Lamar, and gentleman who
is ever ready to help along any and every
enterprise. Descent & Dugan, real estate
law, insurance and government lands
Contests specially.
Holmes & Barmenter. real estate agents
also firm which great deal of credit i
due on account of their staying qualities.
Billo & Co., lard and real estate agents.
who give special attention to business be
fore the United States land affice, locating
claims specially.
A. E. Bent, real estate and loan broker
Mr. B. is fine young business man, ant
merits large patronage.
Ament, Baly, Wolf s Co., are also en-
gagged in the realty business. Agents fo
the Whitney Town Co.
J. H. Borders, President of Bank o
Lamar" A. V. Scott, Cashier. The Banl
of Lamar is the oldest bank in the county
Success is theirs, and ever will be so Ion!
as such gentlemen are at the head Of 1t.
A. D. Rawlings, City Mayor; also own
great deal of city property and has sever
al farm ranches for rent.
! Lee, Johnston s. Washburn are sellin
quite good deal of real estate. Mr.. Sar
Johnston conducted the Wichita and Is
mar exeursionists out on the 23d.
The Alamo is large handsome hote
with dozen or so nice young ladies fc
dining room help. Mr. Walters, the pre-